African leaders have told the United Nations (UN) that the continent will fight for its own identity, integrity and personality.
They emphatically called on the United Nations to reform the Security Council by making African nations its permanent members.
The chairman of the AU, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, made the call Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the commencement of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, with the theme “2016: African Year of Human Rights, with Particular Focus on the Rights of Women”.
Mugabe specifically told the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, that African nations were independent and were supposed to be free.
He declared that African countries would certainly decide one day that they could not continue to be “artificial members” of the United Nations.
He also maintained that if the United Nations must survive, African countries must be equal members of the global organization, stressing that “There should be real uniformity in the UN Security Council”.
Mugabe, whose speech ignited a round of thunderous applause from his colleagues, asked Ki Moon to tell the United Nations that Africans are not ghosts, but humans who also belong to the world.
In a veiled reference to Ki-Moon’s call on African leaders to respect constitutional term limits, Mugabe, who had been ruling Zimbabwe since 1980, said the only thing “the imperialists” were persistently preaching to Africa was regime change.
Mugabe decried that the imperialists were still everywhere in Africa “if not physically, but through spies and pretenders who come to us and say they are our friends. What else is coming from them? Regime change!”
He said: “Mr Ban Ki Moon, we are independent nations and we are supposed to be free. We go to the UN General Assembly every September. We pay a lot of money to the UN year in year out, but the body in the Security Council says we shall never have the power they have. Reform the Security Council! I want to tell you, Mr Ban Ki Moon, that you are a good man, but of course, we can make you a fighter. We shall fight a fight for our own identity, integrity and personality as Africans. If we decide, as we shall certainly do one day, that we cannot continue to be artificial members of the United Nations…
“If the UN must survive, we must be equal members of it…We have said we have to be permanent members (of the UN Security Council) with a veto power, if the veto must be retained. Mr Ban Ki Moon, tell them (the UN) that we are also humans and not ghosts. We also belong to the world. Africa shall no longer tolerate slavery by any means; by denial of rights…I hope you will hear from us on the issue of the United Nations reform. You’re a good man, you’ve visited our countries where diseases have visited and where calamities and terrorism have taken place. We say thank you. That distinguishes you from others. We know where you come from” Mugabe said.
He thanked other African leaders for supporting him throughout his reign as chairman of the African Union.
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Don’t use legal loopholes to occupy office – Ki Moon
Earlier, Ki Moon had warned African leaders against exploring unconstitutional means and legal loopholes to cling to power.
Ki Moon, who noted that 17 African countries would be going into elections this year, urged the leaders to emulate those who committed to stepping aside by respecting constitutional term limits.
The UN scribe, who urged the leaders to strive to protect their people, warned that the consequences of clinging to power through legal loopholes were bound to be tragic.
He said: “Participation is also crucial, and elections are another test of good governance. Seventeen African countries will go to the ballot box in 2016. Leaders should never use undemocratic constitutional changes and legal loopholes to cling to power. We have all seen the tragic consequences when they do. Leaders must protect their people, not themselves.
“I commend those leaders who committed to stepping aside and respect constitutional term limits. I call on all to follow their example”, Ki Moon said.
The UN Secretary-General also declared that “Leaders who stand by while civilians are slaughtered in their names must be held responsible”.
He said he was particularly concerned that leaders in South Sudan had again failed to meet the deadline to form a transitional government, observing that “Instead of enjoying the fruits of independence, their people have endured more than two years of unimaginable suffering”

lalasticlala,mynd44
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/african-leaders-to-un-we-ll-fight-for-our-own-identity/131429.html

Ftc. Thank God

2nd TC.. Glory....Yea,african rulers must fight 4 their identity

Thank you Mugabe

Good.

Talkatives...

The leaders over there talk internationally & do when they go home: ours talk outside and talk when they come back home...

Talk less...& do more! & watch the world run to us for everything!!!

go ahead.

catchfun:

lalasticlala,mynd44
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/african-leaders-to-un-we-ll-fight-for-our-own-identity/131429.html

. Leaders who stand by while civillians are slaughtered in their names would be held responsible. Bubu you dey hear am? Buratai abi burantashi, you nko?

Fighting for right and freedom is sweet

What rulers like Mugabe really care abt is perpetuating themselves in power. Their fight for 'freedom', 'independence' is just a smoke-screen to deflect attention from d gross abuse of power and disregard for rule of law in their home countries.

Caseless:
I wish we had 10 of mugabes's kind in Africa.

The world is unfair to anything African and our identity. Did we create ourselves ? Things have to change.

but u voted for pmb p for pedophile

Talk is cheap

Caseless:
I wish we had 10 of mugabes's kind in Africa.

The world is unfair to anything African and our identity. Did we create ourselves ? Things have to change.

Black Africans have no right to ask for ask for more powers at the UN and at the global stage. The little powers you have over yourselves you use it to kill innocent African protesters with guns you can't even manufacture, call them '5%ers' who should be marginalized, exploit and destroy the region of your fellow African's land, Kill your fellow men in farms and rape their women because you must feed your cows. You also Kill your fellow Africans because of Arabic religions.

Africans must not be allowed more powers, not a fraction until they up their I.Q levels to human levels. They've not done well with the little they have, why should they get more powers?

cocoduck:
but u voted for pmb p for pedophile

that was the best decision ever.

ElekeNtioba:
What rulers like Mugabe really care abt is perpetuating themselves in power. Their fight for 'freedom', 'independence' is just a smoke-screen to deflect attention from d gross abuse of power and disregard for rule of law in their home countries.

He may be power hungry but he is a man the west do not want to deal with. He is fecking right here

We are yet to have leaders in Africa save some few countries. These sit-tight and power hungry oldies should go-and-die! When we have leaders we shall get autonomy from the imperialists.

TonyeBarcanista:
We are yet to have leaders in Africa save some few countries. These sit-tight and power hungry oldies should go-and-die! When we have leaders we shall get autonomy from the imperialists.

lol, China and Russia?

With Idris Deby as Chairman of AU it is not possible.

Hope you can stand by your words in due time?

Caseless:
that was the best decision ever.

then forget about Africa ever being free from white domination. As far as people like him are in power mugabe is wasting his time

cocoduck:
but u voted for pmb p for pedophile

We should have stick with Mr ineffectual buffoon you mean?

wrong approach..... very wrong approach by that old fool Mugabe...
we need technocrats youth who will move us to digital age ...before we can make ourselves equals with the likes of Iran, us, Saudi, UK, China, France, Israel, e.t.c ..
all this AU old dictators time to resign and leave d stage for a new transition

cocoduck:
then forget about Africa ever being free from white domination. As far as people like him are in power mugabe is wasting his time

Gej would have been better , right?

MonPro:


Black Africans have no right to ask for ask for more powers at the UN and at the global stage. The little powers you have over yourselves you use it to kill innocent African protesters with guns you can't even manufacture, call them '5%ers' who should be marginalized, exploit and destroy the region of your fellow African's land, Kill your fellow men in farms and rape their women because you must feed your cows. You also Kill your fellow Africans because of Arabic religions.

Africans must not be allowed more powers, not a fraction until they up their I.Q levels to human levels. They've not done well with the little they have, why should they get more powers?

this is bad. You reason like this? Too bad...

as long as white toilet tissue is available i wil always use it and clean my butt.white dude hope u listen 2 me.africa unity for freedom of black race.

Caseless:
Gej would have been better , right?

far better!